The best are the wisconsin casino otbs. Smoke free. Drf/ program kiosks. Free unlimited self serve soft drinks, coffee, juice. Separated from casino enough to not hear slot noise. Full track payouts. Can play roulette between races.

Terrible place. Smoke-filled room. The OTB part was small, although I heard they were building a new one some place in the current facility. Located in an industrial area. Access to and from casino from roads not great.

Ive heard good things about hoffman. The arlington otbs always have me trapped. I wanted to go to hoffman after depaul/sju game. I couldnt because I had winners and scratched tix to collect. I ended staying at trackside. Ive told my friends if hoffman not crowded we have to go there because closer than trackside and stanleys restaurant/bar area is very good but otb section worst in state.

Ive heard good things about hoffman. The arlington otbs always have me trapped. I wanted to go to hoffman after depaul/sju game. I couldnt because I had winners and scratched tix to collect. I ended staying at trackside. Ive told my friends if hoffman not crowded we have to go there because closer than trackside and stanleys restaurant/bar area is very good but otb section worst in state.

Never crowded at Hoffman very pricey.Nice place for Birthday /Retirement party for couples from South Barrington.Not my favorite won't last long IMO

The Hoffman Estates OTB is a mirror/clone of the "Turf Room" in North Aurora. It's not completely the same (brighter for sure than NA), but really similar, SAME owners. It's not going anywhere, the Owner I believe made his mark with the Card Rooms in Minnesota, and has had huge success with his North Aurora location, even though would say the OTB has slow business most of the time.

The Hoffman Estates OTB is a mirror/clone of the "Turf Room" in North Aurora. It's not completely the same (brighter for sure than NA), but really similar, SAME owners. It's not going anywhere, the Owner I believe made his mark with the Card Rooms in Minnesota, and has had huge success with his North Aurora location, even though would say the OTB has slow business most of the time.

The times I have been to North Aurora, it seems like the bar out front is doing most of the business to keep the place afloat.

But who knows, all an OTB needs is one or two big $$ regulars to keep the place in business.

In other states restaurants get a %. Illinois not sure? I had tickets from stanleys yesterday to cash but I cashed and played today at nicolinos. I had a good time watching the game at stanleys yesterday with a happening crowd. The otb was as always disgusting. The desks were so dusty it was making everyone sick. They probably have never dusted. Nicolinos was crowded but clean.

Went to saddle room a few times recently including today. Its ten times better than south elgin which is my closest option. Saddle is a few miles further in a different direction. Many players from south elgin have been there which shows they are stealing arlingtons customers. Saddle is more horseplayer friendly like arlingtons rockford. South elgin closes the little room and stuffs everyone in an ugly room that looks like it used to be a chop shop. On days they rent out the chop shop they stuff everyone into the little room which is unbearable. The downside for saddle room is prices for food and drinks might be 30% higher than other otbs? The quality is high and you are paying for quality. They dont have much signage promoting the place but maybe when triple crown races and summer heats up so will saddle room? For now with no adw its nice to go to a comfortable otb with available seats in a clean facility.